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York supermarket to close next weekend
A CITY-CENTRE supermarket in York will close next weekend. Signs on the Budgens store on the corner of George Hudson Street and Micklegate have confirmed it will shut on Saturday, April 5, six months after City of York Council granted permission
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Huge York turbine plan set to be ditched
PROPOSALS for a massive wind turbine east of York look set to be abandoned after parish councillors and residents opposed them. York Community Energy had come up with the idea for a turbine at Murton Moor which would be 61.5m high with 38m blades
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Review: Disney's The Lion King, Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, until May 10
THE Lion KIng has played 18 countries on every continent except Antarctica. Now it has come to God's Own Country for the first time. The largest theatre production ever to tour Europe required a fleet of 23 trucks to transport the Disney musical
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Chubby Brown and X-Factor finalists reveal World Cup goal
A SONGWRITER has teamed up with veteran comedian Chubby Brown and former X-factor contestants Journey South in a bid to net the number one single during this year’s football World Cup. Robin Ward, of Thirsk, North Yorkshire, said he hopes his reworking
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Fiat 500L Beats Edition
The 500L Beats Edition takes the ruggedly smart 500L Trekking and adds a big stereo from the makers of Beats Audio headphones. Imagine Daniel Craig holding a ghetto blaster and you’re along the right lines. It keeps the chunky, off-road capable
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Toyota Land Cruiser
BIG is beautiful in the eyes of some beholders. But if big is not your auto bag, look away now. The Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the lagest vehicles out there, with a reputation hewn from surviving and embracing the most difficult of terrains
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The digital trail that leads to everyone
AMONG the many mysteries surrounding the flight of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 there are two conclusions to draw. It shows how much the digital world can reveal our movements, and it shows the limitations of the digital world.If we only had physical
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Looking back over 30 years of the Jorvik Viking Centre
It’s almost 30 years since a new Viking museum deep beneath the city of York first opened its doors to the curious public. STEPHEN LEWIS looks back at Jorvik Viking Centre. IT IS easy to forget just what a sensation the Jorvik Viking Centre was
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Review: Walk The Walk, Piggyback Theatre Company, Priory Street Centre, York
USUALLY the challenge is to prove you can walk the walk as well as you talk the talk. For Peter Gordon's new play, Walk The Walk, the Copmanthorpe playwright has to prove he can talk the talk once more.Since 1990, he has written 11 genial comedies
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First phase of £1m office refurb is completed
THE first phase of a new £1 million office refurbishment in York city centre has been completed with the first tenants moving in next month. Property Alliance Group has been redeveloping 8,800 sq ft of the Grade II listed building in George Hudson
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Region’s business leaders hailed at Chamber of Commerce dinner
YORK'S National Railway Museum last night played host to nearly 500 businessmen and women as the venue staged the York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.The black-tie event attracted a range of industry representatives, and was
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Double delight for brewers at awards
A DOUBLE triumph is being celebrated at a Knaresborough brewery after success at the 2014 Design Awards.The awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) saw Rooster's Brewing Co highly commended in both the Best Range of Bottle Labels
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Roadshows put businesses on track for funding
YORK is to stage the first in a series of roadshows being held across the country in a bid to help businesses secure investment. Finance Yorkshire, which has invested more than £65 million in companies across the region, is staging the four events
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Wedding venue featured in guide for same sex marriage
SKIPBRIDGE Country Weddings has become one of the first venues in the York area to feature in The Gay Wedding Guide website. The new website has been launched to coincide with the Same-Sex Couples Act coming into force in the UK tomorrow, and the
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Family businesses put in the frame for awards
TWO North Yorkshire businesses have been shortlisted in an awards scheme for family run firms. Hunmanby microbrewery Wold Top Brewery and Acaster Malbis-based icecream makers Yorvale are in the running for Red Ribbon Awards. Hosted by Family
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Eight arrested in York police crackdown
THREE suspected drug dealers and five other people were arrested in York yesterday in a North Yorkshire Police day of action in the city. Officers staged a special crackdown as part of its ongoing Operation Hawk campaign against travelling criminals
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Why not educate the parents on parking?
SCHOOL run parents may be celebrating – but City of York Council is fuming. The Department of Transport is considering banning local authorities from using CCTV to enforce parking restrictions. If it does, the city council would have to get rid
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Pat’s long spell in A&E
SHE began her career washing up on a ward at York Hospital, now Pat Barker has retired from nursing at the age of 70. And, amazingly, Pat was still on the front line of A&E as a senior member of the triage team when she decided it was time
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Europe does have bigger role to play
UKIP are right to say that the EU is not just a common market. It doesn’t help that big businesses are queuing up to tell us to stay in the EU simply because it benefits jobs and trade. The EU is about far more than that. Its origins are in the
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Dangerous practice used by some door staff
I WOULD like to bring to people’s attention what I consider to be a dangerous practice used by some door staff in York. My daughter was visiting with a group of friends for a night out back in December. She fell asleep for a short while in a popular
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Care support
FURTHER to the letter of March 26 about the increase in the charges for the council’s warden call service, I would like to make customers and their relatives and carers aware of the support available. We recognise these are difficult financial
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Bizarre criticism
BOB REDWOOD’S problem with cyclists passing his house is their ‘general chit chat’ (letters, March 26). I have read some amazing anti-cycling arguments in your letters pages, and some breathtaking uses of individual instances masquerading as universal
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Expenses cap
THE Tories are suggesting a cap on the welfare budget. Perhaps there should be a cap on other budgets. They should start with the Parliamentary expenses budget. B Emmerson, Charles Street, Selby.
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Supermarket is a boost
I WRITE in response to the planned Sainsbury store on the existing site of B&Q . I am totally in favour of this plan, and in response to Graham Kennedy’s comment about this damaging his business, I would think that this would be an advantage
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Cycling safety fears
AS a car driver commuting during the school terms, I encounter children on bicycles from two schools (Joseph Rowntree and Canon Lee). Some of the teenagers riding the bicycles seem to have a total lack of awareness for other road users and for
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Don’t break glass
PLEASE may I ask those who smash glass all over the place have some consideration for the animals who just walk through it. They don’t understand, they will end up with split paws on their feet, dogs, cats, foxes etc. This causes pain and serious
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Budget pension change is vote winner
WHAT a great silver vote winner from the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the budget last week in that the Government is going to abolish compulsory pension annuities. If only I had been offered this choice. Being self-employed, I opted for three
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Poor communication
I WONDER how many of readers have endeavoured to establish communications with the heirarchy of North Yorkshire Police (NYP). I first wrote to the then-Chief Constable in 2004 over excessive speeding on the A63 through the village of Cliffe.
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Unsolved crimes
HAVING lived in Tang Hall in my younger days, I have always had an interest in happenings in that area. Years ago a little girl in Rawdon Avenue was found murdered near home on wasteland. Years afterwards Claudia Lawrence disappeared without trace
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Pothole problems
HAVING just negotiated the vehicle assault course that are the roads of Haxby and Wigginton, it occurred to me that the added hazard of the over-large speed humps could probably be removed as the potholes themselves are enough of a speed deterrent
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Lost photograph
MY SON found a photograph in front of Honeysuckle House in Dringhouses. It is photo-booth size but in colour, and of an older woman. Having lost similar mementoes myself after my bag was stolen, I know how upsetting it can be – and just wondered
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Evidence is missing
GEOFF ROBB (Letters, March 22) welcomes a £7 billion cut in green taxes in the Chancellor’s budget. He goes on to predict that the “dash for green” will implode “due to it being built on sand”. I should be interested to know Mr Robb’s evidence
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Maintenance facility
THE caption to the Soap Box on March 24 (Remembering city’s train-making days) implies the accompanying photograph is related to the Carriageworks where they constructed and repaired coaching stock. It is Clifton carriage sidings coaching stock
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York City v Burton: ‘Nothing to prove’ for Albion old boys
YORK City captain Russell Penn has told fellow Burton Albion old boy Adam Reed he will have "nothing to prove" when he faces his former club tomorrow.Reed was frozen out at the Pirelli Stadium following his summer move from Sunderland, starting
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Minstermen look to breach Burton's defences
YORK City will be hoping to breach the meanest away defence in Sky Bet League Two when Burton Albion visit Bootham Crescent tomorrow. The fifth-placed Brewers have only shipped 17 goals during 19 trips in the division this season, including a total
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Tadcaster Albion confident ahead of Bridlington clash
TADCASTER ALBION will be favourites to win the league if they can fashion a victory at Bridlington Town tomorrow, reckons manager Paul Marshall.The Brewers' boss said it was "men against boys" at times as his side smashed Pickering Town
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Updated: Middlesbrough winger Ryan Brobbel returns to York City
RYAN BROBBEL has returned to York City “champing at the bit” ahead of tomorrow’s home game with Burton Albion. The 21-year-old Middlesbrough winger is back at Bootham Crescent having spent four months with the Minstermen before heading back to
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Campaign can’t end soon enough for Selby Town chief
JIMMY REID has targeted "four or five players" that he hopes to bring to Selby Town immediately following the end of the season. The Robins' boss, whose side were crushed 6-2 at Dronfield Town on Wednesday night, is waiting to dip into the market
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King William slip up in Station tussle
DIVISION one front-runners King William dropped their first points of the Ian's Cars of Barlby York Sunday Morning Football League season as they were held 2-2 by Station. The leaders won their first seven games and, despite the share all, they
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Bemused Brian McDermott looks for Leeds answers in Doncaster derby
SORT it out is the fresh Leeds United mantra as they head into tomorrow’s home Yorkshire derby against Doncaster Rovers. Over the last few seasons United have proved a bogey team to their south Yorkshire opponents, but Rovers - fighting a rearguard
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Nicky Henderson targets hat-trick at Wetherby races
THERE are two northern jumps meetings this week and both are being staged today, which says little for race-planning. Not that racegoers at Wetherby will be complaining with some healthy fields for its seven-race programme and a mini-raid on the
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Richard Fahey's five-year plan is coming to fruition
TROT back far enough through history and you'll discover that five-year-plans haven't always enjoyed the greatest of success. Point that out to Richard Fahey, half way through a 60 month scheme for world domination, and expect to receive short
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York man charged with murder
TWO men arrested in York have appeared before a magistrates court accused of the murder of a 57-year-old man. Thomas Tunney, 31, of Outgang Lane, York, appeared before Wakefield Magistrates' Court yesterday, charged in connection with the death
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Malton & Norton nearing relegation rocks
THE lights could go out on Malton and Norton RUFC's stay in North One East should they fail to win at fourth-placed Rochdale.Any hopes the Gannock-based side had of beating the drop virtually evaporated when they were crushed 29-5 by basement side
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Kickboxing: Coliseum collisions to keep cracking run on track
ALL-ROUND success and potential is flaring for world kickboxing champion Tony Dias. Besides staging his first show named The Coliseum under his new T-Bone Promotions standard at York’s Energise centre tomorrow, Dias has opened a new kickboxing
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Case dropped against York father arrested at Luton Airport
THE prosecution service has dropped the case against a York father arrested on board an aeroplane about to leave Luton Airport. The 34-year-old was charged with abducting his two-year-old son. Both were aboard a plane bound for Slovenia on
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Georgian accessories go on display at York's Fairfax House
SOME of the finest accessories of the 18th century have gone on display in a major fashion exhibition at an historic York house. ‘Head to Toe: Accessorising the Georgians’, which opens its doors today at Fairfax House in Castlegate, features shoes
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Top tips on how to get gardening
A PAIR of experts from York are to support National Gardening Week by encouraging York residents to get gardening. Garden-owner Vanessa Cook and vegetable gardening expert, Tony Chalcraft, will be available at Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens and Nurseries
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Trainspotting exhibition coming to the National Railway Museum in September
THE National Railway Museum in York is delving into the hobby of trainspotting through the mediums of contemporary art work and artefacts in new expedition. Visitors will be able to experience the anticipation that has inspired the hobby of trainspotting
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City council ‘powerless’ over supermarket developments
CITY leaders have warned their powers to block new supermarket developments in York are limited, as campaigners claim more large stores will destroy local shops. A petition signed by more than 1,600 people calling for no new supermarket developments
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Acomb grandmother in £53k benefits swindle
A GRANDMOTHER has been publicly shamed as a fraudster and will be repaying the taxpayer for the rest of her life after she cheated her way to £53,721 in benefits she was not entitled to. The Recorder of York, Judge Stephen Ashurst, said on average
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Beauty queen vows to beat her burns horror
A TEENAGER is fighting for a beauty queen title from her hospital bed after a freak accident left her with burns over 25 percent of her body. Lucy Morgan was badly hurt in the accident on March 9, but has decided to continue her campaign for the
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Special 80th birthday celebration for former airman
A FORMER airman has celebrated his 80th birthday with a visit to RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Frank Hindmarsh, who served as an airman at the base 60 years ago, visited the base with his partner Helen and tried out the Tucano simulator. They also took
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Help with River Foss clean-up
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help clean up a section of the river bank in York. The River Foss Society is working with City of York Council on Saturday, April 12, to clear litter and debris from the Foss. Anyone wishing to take part should be at
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March 28
100 years ago A GIRL had walked 30 yards along Cheapside, London, at midday wearing a trouser skirt. She afterwards had the most exciting, thrilling hour of her life. Within a few seconds hundreds of people gathered round her. She fought her
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Bomb blast army medic is honoured
A YORK army medic has been recognised in a list of military honours for his inspirational role caring for dozens of soldiers injured in a bomb blast. Lt Col Stephen Archer is to receive the prestigious Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service
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Great-grandmother's dispute over "crash proof" wheelchair
A WOMAN who regularly attends a day centre has been told she is no longer allowed as her wheelchair was "not crash proof", she has said. Great-grandmother Ryta Grimston, 80, from Thorpe Willoughby, attends the Selby day centre Carentan House twice
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York street named as the best in the country for holiday accommodation
A STREET in York has been named the best in the country for holiday accommodation. Bootham Crescent was awarded the title by Quality In Tourism on behalf of Visit England, after a review of thousands of streets in the UK which contain six or more
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Council wins heritage award for conversion of York’s old station
RAIL heritage leaders have celebrated the work done to secure the future of a former York station which has become the city's £32 million council HQ.City of York Council's West Offices base won the National Railway Heritage Restoration Award
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New classrooms for York school
THREE new classrooms are to built at a York school so it can teach 90 more pupils. City of York Council has approved the plans for Carr Junior School, on Ostman Road, which has a current pupil capacity of 270 but wants to expand this to 360. The
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Four generations to celebrate Mothering Sunday - thanks to baby's survival 116 years ago
FOUR generations of a York family will celebrate Mothering Sunday this weekend – aware they only exist thanks to the remarkable survival of a fifth generation. EdithTodd was born a twin in the Heslington Road area of York in 1898, weighing only
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Crime summit to tackle domestic abuse
ONGOING work to improve safety in the city of York is bringing together different agencies and community groups at a crime summit today. The meeting at West Offices will focus on community safety, and in particular combating alcohol misuse, domestic
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Former York College student in national BBC brass final
A FORMER York College music student is in final of BBC2 Young Brass Award today. Ryan Watkins, 20, went to Barlby High School and studied A Levels in music and music technology at York College, he progressed to the Royal Northern College of Music
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Anger after Lendal Bridge vote blocked
AN attempt by opposition councillors to force York's controversial Lendal Bridge traffic trial to be abandoned has been blocked. City of York Council's Liberal Democrat group tabled a motion at last night's meeting of the full authority calling
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Dance contest to encourage young people to say no to alcohol and drugs
A NEW scheme to encourage young people to say no to alcohol and drugs has been launched. Rock Challenge is a national dance competition aimed at spreading the message you can have fun without drink or drugs, and will be sponsored by North Yorkshire
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Scooter club to ride escort to midnight walkers
Scooter enthusiasts will be supporting fundraisers taking on the annual Midnight Walk for St Leonard’s Hospice.The theme for this year's event on Saturday, June 21, is ‘I Love the Sixties’, with the walk starting at York College
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Sign up for Race for Life
WITH Mother’s Day this weekend, mums and daughters throughout the city are being encouraged to sign up to the Race for Life to spend quality time with each other and say thank you in a different way this year. Women can walk, jog or run either
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Tour's legacy to be Yorkshire cycle race
THE immediate legacy of the Le Grand Depart for the Tour de France will be the return of international cycling to Yorkshire from next year.Backed by the Tour organisers and British Cycling, the three-day Yorkshire festival of cycling will start on May
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New pledge to provide high quality patient care
IN RESPONSE to Hard Truths, the government report on the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has publicly pledged to work with providers of health care to ensure that local services are
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More young people in education and training in York and North Yorkshire
MORE young people are in education and training in York than anywhere else in the north east and North Yorkshire. New figures show that 93.1 per cent of youngsters aged 16 and 17 in York were in education and training in December 2013 - up by 0.5
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Charity plough match
THE Selby plough match is being held on April 6 at Henwick hall in Burn, near Selby. There will be heavy horses and five classes of tractors as well as refreshments and a bar. The event starts at 11am. The entrance fee is £5 and children can
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March to commemorate Battle of Towton anniversary
A MARCH to commemorate the anniversary of the Wars of the Roses battle of Towton will be held tomorrow. The march will also raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, with 15th Century re-enactment groups walking the 14 miles from Clifford’s Tower
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York City striker Wes Fletcher ruled out for rest of Sky Bet League Two campaign
YORK City's top scorer Wes Fletcher has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Scans have confirmed that Fletcher suffered medial ligament and cartilage damage to his knee following the challenge that saw Portsmouth captain Ben Chorley sent
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Marie Curie nurses grateful for £5k appeal donations
MARIE Curie Nurses and fundraisers have thanked people in York city centre for helping raise nearly £5,000 for their Daffodil Appeal so far. Volunteer collectors have been out across the local area to encourage people to wear a daffodil pin and
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Independent record label fair is a first for York
THE Inkwell record and rock curio shop and York record label Bad Paintings will host York’s first independent record label fair tomorrow. Running from 10am to 5pm, it will feature vinyl, cassette and CD releases on several of York’s indie labels
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Portland Street flood works are almost complete
A LONG running project to protect a York street from flooding is almost completed. Yorkshire Water has announced its scheme to install flood tanks underneath Bootham Park hospital’s playing field, and stop homes in nearby Portland Street flooding
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Stay safe message to motorcyclists
A SAFETY event aimed at motorcyclists in the Ryedale area took place this month. Safer Ryedale held the event on Sunday, March 16, at Helmsley Market Place, with 95 Alive, North Yorkshire Fire Service, Ryedale District Council and North Yorkshire
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Biker hurt in Linton-on-Ouse crash
A MOTORCYCLIST was injured in a collision with a silver BMW in Linton-on-Ouse. The biker was riding a red and black Daelim 125cc bike in Main Street when the BMW pulled out of a parking space and caused the 20-year-old motorcyclist to lose control
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Well-known A&E nurse retires at 70
A NURSE who has worked in York's busy emergency department for much of her career has retired after marking her 70th birthday. Pat Barker, of Huntington, has decided to step back from the busy environment of A&E and take it easy after 43 years
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Bike riders to battle weather to help Yorkshire Air Ambulance
A TEAM of dedicated fundraisers have battled through wind, sleet and hail to complete a 180 mile bike ride for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. York Tug of War Club completed their second Coast to Coast challenge cycling from Morecambe to Bridlington
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A&E team get £57,000 to boost patient service
A SUM of £57,000 has been invested in the rapid assessment team at York's A&E department. The extra money - which has come from the £2 million winter money given by the Department of Health - will mean the team can work for an extra 15 hours
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Children at York nursery get active for healthier lives
CHILDREN at a nursery in York have been learning about the importance of healthy living.Staff at Happy Jays Nursery at Clifton Moor have organised various events to teach the youngsters about healthy, active lifestyles as part of their Healthy Body, Happy
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Remarkable teenager wins top award
A YORK schoolboy has won a national award for overcoming his disabilities. Adam Bojelian, 14, of Bilbrough, near York, has very severe epilepsy and cerebral palsy as well as other medical problems which mean his only movement comes from his eyes
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Animal teddies work £2k stolen from Whitby shop
THIEVES stole collectable cuddly toys worth more than £2,000 from a North Yorkshire shop. Steiff teddies, cats, dogs, rabbits and lambs were stolen, including a rare 2014 Jubilee teddy bear, from Whitby Glass in Sandgate, on Friday, March 21.
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Weight loss couple lose nine stone together
A SUPER slimming couple made it into the finals of a national weight-loss competition after shedding nearly nine stone between them. Husband and wife Mike and Jean McCluskie, from Market Weighton, lost eight stone 12 pounds before they were voted
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The Ebor Morris dancers to celebrate 40th anniversary
FORTY years ago, a group of morris dancers got together outside the Lord Collingwood pub in Upper Poppleton to perform for the first time. Four decades later the group - Ebor Morris - includes many original members and will gather again to dance
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Appeal to get sport-loving nine-year-old boy a new powered wheelchair
THE family of a nine-year-old boy who has been left paralysed by a neuro-muscular disease are appealing for help to make sure he can continue to play his favourite sport. Alex Mason, from Barlby, was diagnosed with Friedreich's ataxia when he was
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Students to take part in NASA space challenge
A TEAM of up to 80 students from the University of York is to take part in a worldwide NASA event to help in the exploration of space. The Space Apps Challenge is set to take place simultaneously over 48 hours in cities across the world on April
